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    Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaic. Its ruins are at a small village in modern Libya called Tolmeita. The city was founded by and named after one of the kings of Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemais became a Roman possession in 96 BC. It was soon included in the Roman province of Creta et Cyrenaica.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, The Archaeological Site of Ptolemais.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Ptolemais
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    Ptolemais

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Libya

    Marj District

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    6th Century BC

    Ancient Greeks

    Ptolemaic + Roman

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    Ancient Greek & Roman Monuments

     

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